Another short session.

Another short session was on the cards yesterday afternoon, i finished work at 2pm, I had my rod licences and the weather was reasonable. Carl (my cousin) has been asking me to take him carp fishing as he would like to start but doesn't really know how to kick start his chances. So after a trip to carters with a list of terminal tackle he would need he joined me in the afternoons sunshine (and rain.)

Having not caught caught many carp and his biggest only being about 6LB i thought a trip to shruggs would be a good choice.

Within ten minutes of arriving two other anglers had had a couple of fish so my confidence was sky high, sure enough it wasn't long before my right hand rod was bent over into a fish which Carl finally managed to net (third time). i was looking down at a pretty little mirror of about 8lb.

not a monster but it gave a good scrap !

At 6pm Carl's right hand rod gave a single toner and i thought we had managed to get him amongst the carp at last but it turned out to be a tinca or which Carl was somewhat disappointed despite it being a good tench.

This was unfortunately the only action his rods would see on this session but there's always next time mate :)

my right hander produced a bream and when recast produced a screaming take which resulted in me doing duel with a decent carp in his territory ( the Lilly pads) needless to say that after a good five minutes of me gaining line and the fish taking it back he won. The hook pull ensured that my lead and rig hurtled towards me at a hundred miles an hour. i was gutted because it was a good fish but that's fishing and we cant win them all. Can we ?

i intend to return on Sunday afternoon after work to try and bank my first double of the year, although i have had a fish every time I've fished shruggs this year i haven't had anything remotely decent but with a cold spell supposedly on its way maybe things will slow up and the decent fish might have a chance to get at the baits before the four pounders. you never quite know when a big fish is going to grace your net at shruggs which is one of its attractions.

tight lines

nige